State comparison · 2025
Dental Hygienists salary: Alaska vs Oregon
Dental Hygienists in Alaska earn a median of $132,690. In Oregon, $122,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.7%
Alaska vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $132,690
- p25
- $130,340
- p75
- $136,450
- p10
- $60,590
- p90
- $138,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
Oregon
Dental Hygienists
- Median
- $122,080
- p25
- $109,640
- p75
- $126,460
- p10
- $104,530
- p90
- $134,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.